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Citibank shooter named after targeting office over $2,500 debt collection

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Donovan, B. (2026, November 5). Citibank shooter named after targeting office over $2,500 debt collection. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jacob-pearson-citibank-shooting-motive-debt-b3080104.html

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Jacob Pearson, 35, killed a Citibank employee named Leann Selman in Tampa after threatening to attack over a $2,500 debt collection. Pearson drove from Orlando to the Citibank office complex near Tampa, where about 3,200 employees work, crashing his car through a fence and shooting Selman with an AR-15 rifle before being fatally shot by an armed security executive. The gunman was found to have 90 rounds of ammunition but only fired 15 shots before his rifle jammed.

Written by AI on 2026-11-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On November 4, 2026, an "active threat" reported at a Citibank office complex in Brandon, near Tampa, Florida, resulted in two deaths: one victim and the suspect, identified as Jacob Pearson. Pearson, 35, was angered over a $2,500 debt collection issue with the company. About three hours before the shooting, he called an attorney affiliated with Citibank threatening violence if a court hearing over the debt wasn't canceled. The incident unfolded around noon when Pearson crashed his gray sedan into the campus and fatally shot LeAnne Selman, 41, execution-style as she tried to flee. Authorities reported that Pearson was then killed by a security guard at the scene.

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Topics

AR-15 Citibank Florida Hillsborough County Tampa

Subjects

Citibank ORG · 5× Chronister PERSON · 4× Pearson PERSON · 3× Tampa GPE · 2× Chad Chronister PERSON · 1× Florida GPE · 1× Hillsborough County GPE · 1× Jacob Pearson PERSON · 1× Leann Selman PERSON · 1× Orlando GPE · 1×

Narrative

The gunman who killed a woman at Citibank’s office complex in Tampa before being shot dead by a security guard targeted the campus because he was angry over a $2,500 debt collection.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06

🔮 “He was there intent on one purpose, and that purpose was to hunt any human being he could find and kill them,” Chronister said.

2026-11-06 · The Independent

Citibank shooter named after targeting office over $2,500 debt collection · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 2 hedged)

The gunman who killed a woman at Citibank’s office complex in Tampa before being shot dead by a security guard targeted the campus because he was angry over a $2,500 debt collection. asserted

he → kill → collection

Police in Florida identified the shooter on Thursday as Jacob Pearson. asserted

Police → identify → Pearson

He called an attorney affiliated with Citibank and threatened to shoot up the office about three hours before Wednesday's shooting, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. asserted

Chronister → call → shooting

Pearson, 35, told the lawyer that he needed to cancel a court hearing over his debt “unless you want me to go over there with my AR-15, my bulletproof vest and my insanity,” according to Chronister. uncertain

me → tell → Chronister

The gunman then drove from his home in Orlando to Citibank's suburban Tampa campus about 90 miles (144 kilometers) away, where 3,200 employees work. asserted

employees → drive → campus

He crashed his car through a fence and plowed into a courtyard where employees were eating lunch. asserted

employees → crash → lunch

Pearson got out of his car with a rifle and shot the first employee he saw, Chronister said. asserted

Chronister → get → employee

She was identified as 41-year-old Leann Selman, who worked in human resources for Citibank. asserted

who → identify → Citibank

An executive who is part of Citibank’s armed security team shot the gunman five times and Pearson was pronounced dead at a hospital. asserted

Pearson → shoot → hospital

Chronister said the gunman had 90 rounds of ammunition and shot 15 rounds before his rifle jammed. asserted

rifle → say → rounds

He then returned to his car for a handgun. asserted

He → return → handgun

“He was there intent on one purpose, and that purpose was to hunt any human being he could find and kill them,” Chronister said. uncertain

Chronister → hunt → them

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